Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q – Carbon Oxide Sequestration Tax Credit
Posted: April 11th, 2022
Congress first introduced section 45Q of the tax code in 2008 as part of the Energy Improvement and Extension Act. The credit is meant to incentivize investment in carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies. The credit also supports beneficial use […]
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Governor Cooper Signs Executive Order 246 Confirming North Carolina’s Transition to a Cleaner Energy Economy
Posted: March 10th, 2022
On January 7, 2022, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 246 (EO246), affirming North Carolina’s commitment to a cleaner energy economy and providing the state’s plan to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and generate economic opportunities across […]
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Biden Administration Releases Two Environmental Justice Tools on the Same Day
Posted: February 24th, 2022
On February 18th, the Biden administration released two Environmental Justice (EJ)-related tools. First, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a beta version of the long-awaited Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. Later in the day, the U.S. […]
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Impacts of the NY CLCPA
Posted: February 15th, 2022
New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act: How Will it Impact My Facility? New York State’s implementation of its Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) has recently made headlines after the October 27, 2021 move by the New […]
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Electric-Car Battery Manufacturing Plants and Recyclers: What’s in Store for the U.S.
Posted: February 7th, 2022
The Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries (FCAB), led by the United States (U.S.) Departments of Energy, Defense, Commerce, and State, published the NATIONAL BLUEPRINT FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES 2021–2030 in June of 2021. Just a few months later, Ford and then […]
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OLEM EJ Action Plan – What Does the Future Hold?
Posted: February 7th, 2022
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) Environmental Justice (EJ) Draft Action Plan was released on January 5, 2022 in response to President Biden’s two executive orders (EO), EO 13985 and EO […]
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2022 Look Ahead – Part 3
Posted: January 18th, 2022
The 2022 Look Ahead is a multi-part series consisting of 20 articles to celebrate ALL4’s 20th anniversary. View Part 1 View Part 2 Air Toxics Look Ahead // Amy Marshall There are many things going on in the world of […]
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2022 Look Ahead – Part 2
Posted: January 12th, 2022
The 2022 Look Ahead is a multi-part series consisting of 20 articles to celebrate ALL4’s 20th anniversary. View Part 1 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) – How to Prepare for 2022 Recordkeeping and Reporting // Sheryl Watkins Since its creation in […]
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2022 Look Ahead
Posted: January 5th, 2022
This is a multi-part series consisting of 20 articles to celebrate ALL4’s 20th anniversary. Stay tuned for part 2 coming soon! Introduction // Colin McCall I am excited and honored to once again introduce ALL4’s annual Look Ahead. Part of […]
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New Regulations Proposed to Reduce Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Industry
Posted: December 20th, 2021
On November 2, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) announced a proposed rule to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. This announcement coincided with President Biden’s announcement of the Global Methane Pledge at the COP26 […]
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